Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin crashes below $65,000 amid $1.86B liquidations and Saylor sell‑off
Bitcoin slipped under the $65,000 psychological barrier on June 3, sparking a 12% weekly decline. The drop triggered roughly $1.86 billion in leveraged futures liquidations and a $2.97 billion outflow from spot Bitcoin ETFs over ten sessions. Michael Saylor added pressure by selling 32 BTC, valued at about $2.5 million.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Russia Targets Unregistered Crypto Miners with New Criminal Penalties
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has drafted amendments to the Criminal Code that impose heavy penalties on unregistered cryptocurrency miners, including fines up to 2.5 million rubles and forced labor. Profitable illegal operations could face up to five years in prison and additional forced‑labor hours. Currently, only about 30% of miners are registered, and the new rules require monthly tax filings for all mining entities. The legislation also bans foreign firms from operating mining farms in the country.
CARF Tax Rules Go Live on Jan. 1: What Crypto Users and Exchanges Need to Know
On January 1 2026 the OECD’s Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) will become operational in 48 jurisdictions, including the UK and EU. The rule obliges crypto exchanges to collect detailed tax‑residency data, verify customer information and annually report balances and transactions to domestic...
How the UK Plans to Regulate Crypto Like Traditional Finance
The United Kingdom will bring cryptocurrency activities under its core financial services regime by October 2027, replacing the current AML‑focused approach with a full licensing framework. The Financial Conduct Authority has opened three consultation papers that outline operational, transparency and prudential...
Binance Confirms Visa, Mastercard Withdrawal Pause for Ukrainian Users
Binance announced a temporary suspension of card‑based withdrawals for Ukrainian users, effective Dec 30 2025, after its fiat partner Bifinity ceased operations. While outbound Visa and Mastercard transactions are blocked, inbound deposits using the same cards remain available, alongside Apple Pay, Google Pay and...
Unleash Protocol Hit by $3.9 Million Exploit with Funds Routed Through Tornado Cash
Unleash Protocol, an on‑chain intellectual property finance platform, suffered a $3.9 million loss after an attacker exploited its multisignature governance system to upgrade contracts and withdraw assets. The stolen funds, including WIP, USDC, WETH, stIP and vIP, were bridged to Ethereum...
Long-Term Holders Turn Net Accumulators, Easing a Major Bitcoin Headwind
Long‑term Bitcoin holders (LTHs) have shifted back into net accumulation, adding roughly 33,000 BTC over the past 30 days—the first positive net change since July. Despite this, LTHs sold more than 1 million BTC during the 36 % correction that began in...
$11B Bitcoin Whale Sells $330M ETH, Opens Massive $748M Longs in Top Cryptos
An $11 billion Bitcoin whale liquidated $330 million of Ether and immediately opened leveraged long positions totaling $748 million across Bitcoin, Ether and Solana. The biggest bet is a $598 million ETH long entered at $3,147, which would liquidate if ETH falls below $2,143....
Traders Split over Whether Lighter’s LIT Clears $3 Billion FDV After Launch
Lighter’s governance token LIT has not yet opened for public trading, yet pre‑market activity places it near $3.20, implying a fully diluted valuation (FDV) above $3 billion. Traders are divided, with some arguing the token merits a $2 billion FDV while others...
Bitcoin Stalls Above $88K, Awaiting Big Breakout
Well, it's quite clear that something is preventing the markets to go up. Every time #Bitcoin gets north of $88K, it gets hammered and back in the range. Time to wait, it's been multiple weeks in this range already, which means that...
Institutions Are Increasingly Using the Bitcoin Options Playbook for Altcoins: STS Digital
Institutions are now transplanting Bitcoin options strategies onto altcoins, according to STS Digital, a principal digital‑asset derivatives dealer. By writing covered calls, selling puts and buying calls, they aim to hedge volatility and capture additional premium income. STS Digital reports...
Bitcoin Long-Term Hodlers Finally Halt Selloff as ETH Whales Accumulate
Long‑term Bitcoin holders have halted sell‑offs for the first time since July, trimming their combined holdings from 14.8 million to 14.3 million coins. At the same time, Ether whales have accumulated roughly 120,000 ETH over the past week, pushing the concentration of large...
Iranian Protests over Currency Collapse Show Why Bitcoin's Needed: Bitwise CEO
Protests erupted in Tehran as the rial fell to a record low of about 1.4 million per US dollar, erasing over 40% of purchasing power since June’s war with Israel. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley argued Bitcoin offers a hedge against such...
Fake Coinbase Support Scammer Allegedly Stole $2M From Users
A self‑styled Coinbase support agent allegedly stole more than $2 million in cryptocurrency by impersonating the exchange’s help desk. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT used Telegram screenshots, social‑media posts and on‑chain tracing to identify the Canadian fraudster and expose his tactics. The scam...
Tech Giant to Launch Crypto Wallet, Fintech L1s Will Bomb: Dragonfly Exec.
Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi predicts a major tech firm will launch or acquire a crypto wallet in 2026, while more Fortune 100 companies will roll out private blockchains linked to public networks. He warns fintech‑built layer‑1 chains will struggle to...
System Incentives Reward Grift, Distorting Truth and Markets
When you turn on the news, it’s constant doom and gloom. So much commentary about what’s broken and who we should blame, and so little about what we can actually do to build something better. I should know...I spent more...
Polkadot Year-End Roundup Released Today
Once again, the year's @polkadot roundup is out. Get it while it's hot 🔥🎄 https://t.co/kQYLG6WsHm
Crypto Coin Minute for December 30th, 2025 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Crypto Coin Minute reported Bitcoin trading at $87,830.68, up 0.63% in 24 hours, with Ethereum, Binance Coin, XRP and Solana showing modest gains. Bitwise CEO highlighted Bitcoin’s role as a safeguard amid Iranian protests over a collapsing currency. In Washington,...
Cypherpunk Adds 56k ZEC, Now Holds 1.8% Supply
JUST IN: Cypherpunk Technologies (Nasdaq: $CYPH) acquires 56,418.09 $ZEC for its treasury, now holds 290,062.67 $ZEC (~1.8% of circulating supply)
Leverage Is Essential, Not Optional, for Crypto Traders
Unpopular opinion: It’s irresponsible NOT to use leverage as a crypto trader. Leverage is an essential tool to: - Correctly size positions - Reduce counterparty risk Avoiding leverage as a trader is like avoiding using knife as a chef. You have to learn to...
NIGHT Jumps After Charles Hoskinson Backs XRP DeFi Integration
The NIGHT token jumped more than 11% after Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson touted its role in expanding private DeFi to XRP and other blockchains. Midnight, a privacy‑focused partner chain to Cardano, positions NIGHT as the native asset for confidential transactions....
SEC Chair Calls Ethereum a Critical Crypto Component
BULLISH 🚨 SEC Chair Paul Atkins says Ethereum is now a "critical component" of crypto https://t.co/uNO5RW1CLB
Privacy's Top Three Challenges: UX, Composability, and the Unknown
Privacy's biggest challenges: 1. UX (depending on how much and which type of privacy you want) 2. Composability (apps collaborating while shielding data) What’s the 3rd?
Daycare Fraud Journalist Tokenizes Content on Base
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly backed journalist Nick Shirley’s creator token $thenickshirley on the Ethereum Layer 2 Base, sparking immediate market attention. The token launched on Dec. 28, quickly reaching a $9 million market cap before tumbling 66% to $3 million the next day. Despite...
AI and Bitcoin: Finance’s Dual Engines for the Next Decade
The two most important technologies shaping finance for the next decade are artificial intelligence and bitcoin.
CryptoLandy's Macro Monday: Latest Market Snapshot
Market Update with Landy: Macro Monday 12/29/2025 Presented by @CryptoLandy and powered by @davidgokhshtein @gokhshtein. https://t.co/ZCvmWXcr3n
Onchain Perpetual Futures Drive Surge in Crypto Derivatives Activity
Crypto derivatives activity surged in 2025, with on‑chain perpetual futures exceeding $1 trillion monthly volume. Decentralized exchanges like Aster, Hyperliquid, and Lighter drove the growth, capitalizing on high leverage amid a weak altcoin season. Hyperliquid recorded $319 billion in July, while Aster...
As Democrats Gain in Odds to Take U.S. House, Waters Bashes SEC Chair on Crypto
Maxine Waters, the leading Democrat likely to chair the House Financial Services Committee if Democrats secure a House majority, has publicly rebuked SEC Chair Paul Atkins for terminating high‑profile crypto enforcement actions. In a letter to the committee’s Republican chair,...
South Korean Lawmaker Faces Scrutiny over Family Ties to Crypto Exchange: Report
South Korean Democratic Party floor leader Kim Byung‑kee is under investigation after reports claim he pressured Upbit’s operator Dunamu while seeking a job for his son at rival Bithumb. The alleged actions raise conflict‑of‑interest concerns, given Kim’s role on the...
Strategy’s Latest 2025 Bitcoin Purchase Caps Active Year of Accumulation
Strategy announced a December 2025 purchase of 1,229 Bitcoin for $108.8 million, bringing its total treasury to 672,497 BTC at an average cost of $74,997 per coin. The acquisition was financed through at‑the‑market sales of over 660,000 Class A shares. Over the...
Why Luke Gromen Is Fading Bitcoin While Staying Bullish on Debasement
Luke Gromen, a global‑macro analyst, maintains his long‑term debasement thesis but now advises fading Bitcoin exposure in the short term. He warns that Bitcoin could slip toward $40,000 by 2026 as it underperforms gold and breaches key technical levels. Gromen...
BlackRock's BUIDL Hits $100M in Payouts, Showing Tokenized Finance at Scale
BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has paid out $100 million in cumulative dividends since its March 2024 launch, marking the first large‑scale tokenized money‑market vehicle. Originally issued on Ethereum, the fund now operates on six additional blockchains and has managed...
Aptos' APT Delines on Below Average Volume
Aptos (APT) slipped 1.7% to $1.70, underperforming the broader crypto market as the CoinDesk 20 index fell 0.7%. Trading volume over the past 24 hours was 16% below the 30‑day average, indicating weak institutional conviction. The token now trades within...
Zcash Price Has 'First Stop' At $1K: Arthur Hayes
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes predicts Zcash could reach its first major resistance around $1,000, reigniting interest in privacy‑focused cryptocurrencies. Since Hayes’ December 19 endorsement, ZEC has rallied roughly 40%, climbing to about $550 and extending an 82% recovery from...
Crypto Winter Looms in 2026, but Cantor Sees Institutional Growth and Onchain Shifts
Cantor Fitzgerald warns that Bitcoin is entering a classic four‑year crypto winter, likely testing the $75,000 breakeven level identified by Strategy. The downturn is expected to be less chaotic, driven by institutional balance‑sheet adjustments rather than retail panic. Tokenized real‑world...
DeFi Apps Set to Outperform Base Layers Next Year
Next year will be frustrating for many that assume increased adoption will translate to higher prices across the board Why? - it was priced in - broken value accrual and tokenomics Expect more value capture and outperformance of apps esp DeFi vs base layers....
Altcoins Set for Negative Returns as TradFi Dominates 2026
For 2026, @CampbellJAustin predicts that altcoins (everything but bitcoin and ETH) will give negative returns while TradFi captures most of the value in crypto 😮
Bitmine's Ether Stash Tops 4.1 Million Tokens as Crypto and Cash Holdings Reach $13.2 Billion
Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported crypto, cash and moonshot assets totaling $13.2 billion, anchored by a 4.1 million ETH holding that represents about 3.41% of the network’s circulating supply. The firm now holds the world’s largest publicly owned ether treasury and ranks second...
Warning: Potential $2 B North Korean Hack Looms
"I'm concerned we'll see the mother of all hacks next year ... greater than $2 billion in size ... by our friends in North Korea." -- @perkinscr97
Big Brands Like Amazon May Launch Their Own Stablecoin
For @bitsandbips 2026 predictions, Coinbase's John D'Agostino starts off the episode by predicting that a major company like an Amazon or Disney will issue its own stablecoin ... 👀
Vote Now: SMLR Merges with ASST for 2026 Bitcoin Boom
Big things in store for Bitcoin in 2026! If you hold $SMLR, we encourage you to vote for the proposed merger with $ASST. Voting is open now 👇🏼
Most Altcoins Won’t Survive the 2025 Market Crash
Next year, everything will change for #Altcoins. The past year has been a year where many protocols have been going live on tremendous valuations, and they crashed. I don't think many #Altcoins will survive next year. Watch the update: https://t.co/nT8hocYgyn
BTC Undervalued vs Gold; Risk Appetite Set to Rebound 2026
The valuation of $BTC USD vs. Gold has hit the lowest level in multiple years. It's been a great year for commodities, however, @MNFund_ expects to see a turn-around of risk appetite going forward in 2026. #Bitcoin taking over Gold. #Ethereum taking over...
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BNB Now Available for Trade on Gemini
BNB by @BNBCHAIN Now trading on Gemini 🎉 Deposits and withdrawals enabled ✅ Buy, sell, and store today: https://t.co/vlxtIo9CWg https://t.co/9P2P0OrPs2
2018 Bitcoin Crash: 40% Drop Sparks Market Panic
7 years ago in December of 2018 the Crypto world panicked as #Bitcoin dropped from above $19,000 to $11,000 in less than a week (Over 40% drop) 😱 https://t.co/mGHkLUjrqS
BTQ Cuts Qubit Needs 20‑Fold with New Post‑Quantum Crypto
NEW: BTQ Technologies announced its 2025 year-end CEO letter, emphasizing advancements in post-quantum cryptography to secure global networks against quantum threats, including a 20x reduction in physical qubits needed for key algorithms
X Hits Record Use, Crypto Talk Hits Record Low
X usage at all time highs while Crypto Twitter activity at all time lows 😭 Need the market to move and people will come back quick.
Post‑Quantum Shift Accelerates: Governments Mandate Deployment Soon
BTQ: THE QUANTUM ERA IS MOVING FASTER THAN EXPECTED BTQ’s CEO calls the shift to post-quantum cryptography the most consequential tech transition of his career, as governments move from research to mandatory deployment. The next few years will be decisive.
Seeking Bitcoin Price Forecasts for 2026
What's your bitcoin price prediction for 2026?
Avalanche Leads Future of Cooperative Multichain Blockchains
Avalanche, as the premier multichain platform, is a bet that the future will depend on blockchains that cooperate.